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Moishe Mana just dropped another $6.9M in downtown. And he’s not done buying

An architectural rendering shows how a remade Flagler Street in downtown Miami will look under a blueprint backed by entrepreneur and arts mogul Moishe Mana. Mana has bought over 45 properties along or abutting Flagler.
An architectural rendering shows how a remade Flagler Street in downtown Miami will look under a blueprint backed by entrepreneur and arts mogul Moishe Mana. Mana has bought over 45 properties along or abutting Flagler. Curtis + Rogers Design Studio, Zyscovich Architects and Mana Miami

One of the largest investors in downtown Miami continues to expand his footprint.

Moishe Mana closed Tuesday on a 15,478-square-foot parking lot at 201 SW First Street in downtown for $6.9 million, or $445.79 per square foot. Mana said he had been working on the sale for the lot bordering Interstate 95 for about a year.

The seller Kalback Holdings LLC purchased the lot in 1974 for $80,000.

The purchase adds another piece to the Mana Common project, a revitalization plan in Miami’s Flagler District, said Mana. He bought his first slice of downtown five years ago; since then, he has invested about $400 million in buying an assemblage of buildings and properties.

“The property is part of the assemblage. It’s the only way to build something,” Mana said.

The Israeli-born developer did not disclose plans for the site but said he is negotiating closings on three other properties in downtown.

The property is a six-minute walk from a City National Bank building Mana purchased in December for $25 million.

This story was originally published February 5, 2020 at 12:00 AM.

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Rebecca San Juan
Miami Herald
Rebecca San Juan writes about the real estate industry, covering news about industrial, commercial, office projects, construction contracts and the intersection of real estate and law for industry professionals. She studied at Mount Holyoke College and is proud to be reporting on her hometown. Support my work with a digital subscription
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